Thursday, December 17, 2009

Like I said the other day, it is a roller coaster ride. We will not be coming home yet. Bridge has been vomiting since she ate for the last 2 days. They thought possibly the medication could be making her constipated, so they have been giving her medicine to help move things along. She had her catheter out yesterday and we have put her on a toileting schedule as well as a walking schedule to wake things up. Bridge is voiding ok at this point, but now again has gain 6 pounds in 1 day. She had a test called a KUB today to look to see if she has a bowel obstruction or if she has an ileus again like the last surgery. If so, they might have to slip another nasal gastric tube down her nostril into her stomach to decompress all the junk. Let's hope that this is not the case. She goes to the OR today at 2pm to take out her JP drain as well as her dialysis catheter. Unfortunately with this procedure, they have to put her under. Bridge has had a runny nose for days, so now they think that she has caught some type of infection and or cold. We sent nasal sample down to the lab and are awaiting results. Bridge is back on contact precautions as well as airborne precautions. They state that since they have wiped out her immune system it is a delicate balance keeping her from catching something. That is why she will be out of school and why they tell us not to have anyone who has a sore throat, slight cough, etc. to be around Bridge. So I have no idea when we will be home, the team said either if she changes dramatically in the next day or 2 maybe Sunday, but most likely the being of next week. Oh my god, I have to Christmas shop in like 2 days. Will update later today about the OR gig and how that went. Bridgette usually tells me about 20 times a day without exaggeration that she loves me, and since the surgery she hasn't, but today she has told me about 5 times so far, so I know she is getting better. That is the best present I could ever get!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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